jester you are right in what you are saying but that Yamaha went to over 30 countrys with not 1 single problem with the engine or electrics. I then sold it to a guy who did the TAT on it this summer . he told me 2 spokes snaped and the chain had some wear. Not bad in my book . my BMWs fan spat its dummy in the first country and in the 5th the water pump went . it allso nocks on 84 octain. the yam was happy on the best 76.
MPG 76 was the best 45 the worst on the XC
allways 55mpg +- 2 on the XT
After this trip the BMW will be going but I am not going back to a XT . I am thinking somthing smaller for the green lanes

My many Subaru's and Toyota trucks were dead reliable. None of them were anywhere near as exciting or involving as my Porsche. Just because they all have 4 wheels doesn't make them comparable. My KLR650 was as reliable as an old farm tractor. It just ran and ran and ran. The XC is in a whole nother world compared to the KLR. Sure they both can go similar places, but the comparisons end after 4 stroke 650 class dual sport motorcycle.

Found this unused connector under the seat. Anyone know what it is, and is there a fuse that protects it? Looking to install heated grips and would rather use an unused switched source than install a relay.

Found this unused connector under the seat. Anyone know what it is, and is there a fuse that protects it? Looking to install heated grips and would rather use an unused switched source than install a relay.

Found this unused connector under the seat. Anyone know what it is, and is there a fuse that protects it? Looking to install heated grips and would rather use an unused switched source than install a relay.

Not sure about the current draw of the grips compared to the capacity of that wire. My advice would be to use the wire you have identified to trigger a relay.

I have heated grips, heated vest and an extra accessory socket on my dash all running through a relay triggered by that wire. The useful thing is that the wire is only live while the engine is running so you know you won't be running your battery down if you stop the engine with the kill switch rather than the ignition. I also have the permanently live accessory socket by the shock which is useful for charging electronic devices back at the campsite.